- Previous meeting: CS Afumați beat Chindia Târgoviște 3-2 when they met in a reverse fixture 9 months ago.
- Home form: CS Afumați have won two of their last three home games and two of their last three head-to-heads with Chindia.
- Away form: Chindia Târgoviște have a mixed record in 2026/2027 (Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 in their last five matches), scoring no goals in one away game.
Tactical styles set up a contest
Standings and context
CS Afumați will head into their Liga 2 2026/2027 fixtures on Saturday in 12th place on three points, level with Chindia Târgoviște in 10th on three. Coach Vasile Neagu has been at the helm of CS Afumați since 1 July 2010, so he knows his players extremely well and they have very established and clear patterns of play.
Tactical approaches
The 4-2-3-1 system Afumați tend to employ is based on being compact and patient in possession, always trying to find the wide areas when they have the ball and playing the ball directly into the box when they can. That should contrast nicely with how Chindia Târgoviște will line up on Saturday, as coach Nicolae Croitoru has employed a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1 system since taking over on 11 April 2026 that is more compact and set up to be pragmatic and promotion minded.
Away form and recent results
Croitoru's team are winless away from home in 2026/2027, so the miles in the bus are definitely a factor in their performance. They responded well to a 1-0 away defeat at ACS Știința Poli Timișoara with a 3-1 home victory over Metaloglobus București.
Underdog Afumați have the edge
There isn't much between Chindia Târgoviște at 2.25 and Afumați at 2.88, with the draw coming in at 3.2, so the market is quite tight.
Both teams not to score – no is our preferred option in the BTTS market at 1.93 as these two teams are unlikely to have much space to play in this game.
- Afumați have a better recent record against Chindia, but the home team have won 1 of 1, scoring 2.00 goals per game.
- Chindia have won one, drawn two and lost two of their five games in 2026/2027, so the under 2.5 goals at 1.77 is more suited to the stats than a Chindia edge or draw at 2.25 and 3.2.
